,i #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #ahda ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,march #d1 #bjbe,mr4 ,sherman 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,biggs of ,arizona1 ,ms4 ,chu1 ,mr4 ,min1 ,mr4 ,moylan1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,amo1 ,ms4 ,brownley1 ,mr4 ,casar1 ,mr4 ,carson1 ,mr4 ,correa1 ,mr4 ,davis of ,illinois1 ,mr4 ,espaillat1 ,mr4 ,frost1 ,mr4 ,garca of ,illinois1 ,mr4 ,gottheimer1 ,mr4 ,green of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mr4 ,jackson of ,illinois1 ,ms4 ,jayapal1 ,ms4 ,kamlager-,dove1 ,mr4 ,khanna1 ,mr4 ,levin1 ,ms4 ,lofgren1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,ms4 ,omar1 ,ms4 ,pingree1 ,ms4 ,schakowsky1 ,ms4 ,strickland1 ,mr4 ,takano1 ,ms4 ,titus1 ,mr4 ,tonko1 ,mr4 ,tran1 and ,mr4 ,vargas7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to review current restrictions on travel to ,north ,korea1 call for a formal end to the ,korean ,war1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,peace on the ,korean ,peninsula ,act4 #b4 ,findings ,congress makes the following findings3 7#a7 ,on ,july #bg1 #aiec1 the commander in chief of the ,united ,nations ,command signed an armistice agreement with the supreme commander of the ,north ,korean ,people's ,army and the commander of the ,chinese ,people's ,volunteers1 aiming to insure a complete cessation of hostilities and of all acts of armed force in ,korea until a final peaceful settlement is achieved4 7#b7 ,the armistice agreement neither formally ended the war nor represented a final peaceful settlement4 7#c7 ,on ,april #bg1 #bjah1 in ,panmunjom1 the leaders of ,south ,korea and ,north ,korea declared that a new era of peace has begun on the ,korean peninsula1 and committed to declare the end of war on the ,korean peninsula #fe years after the signing of the armistice agreement4 7#d7 ,in its roll out of its policy towards ,north ,korea1 the ,biden ,administration expressed support for the ,singapore framework1 which identifies peace on the ,korean peninsula as an objective of any future negotiations between the ,united ,states and ,north ,korea4 7#e7 ,the ,united ,states should pursue a sustained and credible diplomatic process to achieve an end to the ,korean war1 and every effort should be made to avoid military confrontation with ,north ,korea4 7#f7 ,the persistence of a state of war does not serve the national interest of the ,united ,states and its allies4 7#g7 ,one major consequence of the continuation of the ,korean war is that the ,united ,states does not have formal relations with ,north ,korea1 which has prevented ,korean ,americans with relatives in ,north ,korea from seeing their families4 7#h7 ,approximately #ajj1jjj ,americans have relatives living in ,north ,korea4 7#i7 ,at the ,hanoi ,summit in ,february #bjai1 the ,united ,states and ,north ,korea discussed formally ending the ,korean war and the exchange of diplomatic liaison offices1 however these discussions did not advance due to a stalemate on nuclear and missile issues4 7#aj7 ,the ongoing nuclear- and ballistic-missile-related activities of ,north ,korea continue to pose a threat to international peace and security4 #c4 ,humanitarian considerations regarding visiting ,north ,korea 7a7 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress that the current restrictions barring ,united ,states nationals traveling to the ,democratic ,people's ,republic of ,korea 7,,dprk7 warrant review by the ,secretary of ,state4 7b7 ,review ,the ,secretary of ,state shall conduct a full review of the restrictions in place conditioning the travel of ,united ,states nationals to the ,,dprk4 ,such review shall include consideration of the following3 7#a7 ,the ,department of ,state's guidance as to the nature of travel to the ,,dprk that qualifies as in the national interest of the ,united ,states1 including whether the scope of travel qualifying as such should be adjusted4 7#b7 ,the compelling humanitarian considerations that qualify a ,united ,states national for travel to the ,,dprk1 including whether the scope of travel permissible under such considerations should be adjusted4 7#c7 ,whether1 and if so1 to what extent and under what conditions1 travel to the ,,dprk for the purposes of attending to or witnessing funerals1 burials1 or other religious and family commemorations of relatives of ,united ,states nationals in the ,,dprk does or should qualify as compelling humanitarian considerations meriting issuance of ,special ,validation ,passports to such nationals4 7c7 ,report 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,state shall submit to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the ,senate a report detailing the review conducted under subsection 7b74 ,such report shall include a comprehensive description of the ,department of ,state's consideration of all matters described in paragraphs 7#a71 7#b71 and 7#c7 of such subsection1 including1 as applicable1 any related policy changes and the rationale behind the ,department's decision to make or refrain from making policy changes relating to such matters4 7#b7 ,form ,the report required under paragraph 7#a7 shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex4 #d4 ,calling for a formal end to the ,korean ,war 7a7 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress that given the commitment of the leaders of ,south ,korea and ,north ,korea in ,panmunjom on ,april #bg1 #bjah1 to actively promote meetings involving the ,united ,states with a view to replacing the ,armistice ,agreement with a peace agreement and establishing a permanent and solid peace regime1 the ,secretary of ,state should pursue serious1 urgent diplomatic engagement with ,north ,korea and ,south ,korea in pursuit of a binding peace agreement constituting a formal and final end to the state of war between ,north ,korea1 ,south ,korea1 and the ,united ,states4 7b7 ,report 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,state shall submit to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the ,senate a report that describes a clear roadmap for achieving a permanent peace agreement on the ,korean peninsula4 7#b7 ,contents ,the report required under paragraph 7#a7 shall-- 7,a7 contain an accounting of the steps necessary to enter into negotiations with ,north ,korea and ,south ,korea to conclude a binding peace agreement2 7,b7 identify the key stakeholders involved in such negotiations2 and 7,c7 describe the challenges concerning the ability of the ,united ,states to achieve a binding peace agreement constituting a formal and final end to the state of war between ,north ,korea1 ,south ,korea1 and the ,united ,states4 7#c7 ,form ,the report required under paragraph 7#a7 shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex4 #e4 ,establishing liaison offices ,it is the sense of ,congress that given the joint statement signed by the ,united ,states and ,north ,korea in ,singapore on ,june #ab1 #bjah1 which included an agreement to establish new ,u4,s4-,,dprk relations in accordance with the desire of the peoples of the two countries for peace and prosperity1 the ,secretary of ,state should seek to enter into negotiations with the ,democratic ,people's ,republic of ,north ,korea 7,,dprk7 to establish liaison offices of the ,,dprk and the ,united ,states in the respective capitals of each such country4 #f4 ,rule of construction ,nothing in this ,act may be construed to affect the status of ,united ,states ,armed ,forces stationed in ,south ,korea or any other foreign country4